Media Consumption Across Five Generations
Where each cohort actually spends its media time, channel by channel, so a media budget follows behaviour rather than the habits of whoever set it.
Across ten media channels and five cohorts, short-form video and gaming platforms are the only two rated very high for both Gen Z and Generation Alpha, while broadcast television is near zero for Alpha.
Media Consumption Across Five Generations
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